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• Blog / Personal Projects

  An emoji alethiometer to help you make decisions I'm not saying I will use this in committee, but I'm not saying I won't

  

  a description elsewhere: The Emoji Compass is an alethiometer for the ... talk a little bit about why they decided to spend so much time on this ... Longtime readers may recall that I am a big fan of the His Dark

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • November 7, 2019
• Blog / Admissions

  Answers To Questions Fall 2007 Here are answers to the questions posted in my blog over the last month or…

  

  application, I couldn't tell you for sure how much of a factor your high school ... basically is looking for? And how can I actually get to catch the eye of the ... send in a resume listing my community service? Because I've done so much

  • by Ben Jones
  • October 31, 2007
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How awesome is MIT Physics?

  The MIT Physics Department is one of the best places in the world for research and education in physics. Fourteen of their alumni and eight of their faculty have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
• Blog / Challenges

  a peek in a week of my summer trying to enjoy it while it lasts

  

  is that they create a comfortable space to ask questions, which has ... with just bread. I cannot express how much I love bread; it brings me deep satisfaction like no other [annotation note=" yes bread is a meal

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • August 30, 2020
• Blog / How to Human

  on happiness and well-being Coursera attempts to cure our depression

  

  , but I ended up enjoying it a lot. The course is a psychological overview of what happiness entails, but a significant component of it is the ... metrics to heart that much, but it is evident that I feel more productive

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • June 11, 2020
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  Weekend Shenanigans the adventures (and photographs) continue

  

  3. learned about cornhole 4. went to Nightmarket It was a very good weekend. Because that's how it is in my head, let's go through these in a ... other than that it is very much an experience more than it is a show

  • by Allan K. '17
  • October 20, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  Bye Bye Weekends, See You In April I have a love-hate relationship with reading season.

  

  community. (This last one is a bad idea - with such a low admit rate, it ... It's that time of year again. I have a love-hate relationship with reading season. The "love" part is that I love reading apps. I love reading

  • by Ben Jones
  • November 13, 2005
• Blog / People & Identities

  Never Have I Ever…reflected on my identity "too indian" or "not indian enough"?

  

  when the Indian one is so vibrant. How could I not feel an affinity for ... culture, but with a [annotation note="lol my family is from that one Indian ... ’ve gained. A 6,800-mile distance is nothing when we’ve already bridged

  • by Ankita D. '23
  • May 4, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  PE classes are…great!? catch me at the 2028 summer olympics

  

  played before, being forced to start with "this is how you hit a ball" was ... "]HASS requirement,[/annotation] MIT is [annotation note="I actually have no idea how ... of 11 to get points. Varsity Athletics: A year of competition is 4

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • April 3, 2025
• Blog / About Decisions

  Class of 2021 Wait List Today, we have closed out the wait list for the Class of 2021.

  

  letting us know how much you love MIT, and regret that we did not have more ... from our wait list this year, and, if so, room for how many. Each year, our plan and hope is  to admit students from the wait list. This year

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • May 10, 2017
• Blog / Events

  17 Days "Hey baby, I motion for an one-on-one unmoderated caucus!"

  

  operate a Tech Dinghy, which is the most basic type of sailboats at MIT. In ... , a class that didn't mean much but still provided a grade on the ... for the vast majority of classes!) It provides a much needed diversion

  • by Chris S. '11
  • November 12, 2007
• Blog / About Decisions

  the perfect choice doesn’t exist not the same river, not the same you

  

  , it is instead extracting myself to a list of personal details, becoming ... " when talking to recruiters. definitely, a certain amount of politeness is ... 's post, the term "onsite" is just used to refer to a final round of

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • November 22, 2021
• Blog / Admissions

  Lies, damn lies, and statistics

  

  Confidential when I was applying to colleges, and this is probably a good thing ... applications ask for your unweighted GPA, so the fact that your GPA is 26.2 on a ... trying to finish high school a year early?" "How do you do it?" "Are you

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • October 7, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  on fitness, health, and food a couple of moments over the years

  

  found a metric that determined how acceptably fit I was and stuck with it ... the weaker side, how at the age of 7 I couldn't do a proper pushup or ... , something to poke at: c'mere and look at how weak Camille is. It wasn

  • by Cami M. '23
  • February 24, 2022
• Blog / Academics & Research

  New Year, New Semester Celebrating Lunar New Year and a new spring schedule

  

  magicians perform for them and if the duo cannot figure out how the magic is ... . Classes are in full swing, though I’m just getting acclimated to how much ... . Here is a brief breakdown of the classes I’m taking: ESD.054/ESD.05

  • by Krystal L. '17
  • February 15, 2016
• Blog / People & Identities

  in this coming year we run and rest and make and keep up the relentless pace

  

  much more confident in starting a project I don’t know how to do; I can ... ’t become not awkward, but I’ve learned how to use my awkwardness in a cool fun relatable way, which is a more powerful tool for me. [caption id

  • by Amber V. '24
  • January 5, 2024
• Blog / Academics & Research

  My Courses and Stuff Mason '10 made up the title, blame him.

  

  actually sure what the J "stands for," but it means that a course is offered ... how long you'd have to own a hybrid car for the extra initial cost to ... and dread. 2.009 is sort of the be-all and end-all of a Course 2 degree

  • by Laura N. '09
  • September 15, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  FAQ: Waitlist If you have questions about being on the waitlist, read this first.

  

  with the uncertainties, we also keep a waitlist of students. Is the ... is impossible to know. We will have no idea how many people, if any, we ... admitted from the waitlist? First: there is a link to the waitlist

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • March 15, 2013
• Blog / Life after MIT

  An Alumni Barbecue I love living in a place with so much history!

  

  of 1968. East Campus has a lot of history, and my floor Tetazoo is no ... dishes! There was so much meat!!! After a morning picking apples on ... first time!  One of our new freshmen, Diana H. '17, is giving it a go with

  • by Rachel D. '16
  • October 6, 2013
• Blog / Admissions

  About MIT Recommendation Letters Some helpful tips and guidelines for your teacher letters.

  

  your letter, and to have a conversation about it. This is a much better ... one of the schools you're applying to at once. This is also a good time ... current teachers who could write a B Evaluation for them. This is okay; we

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 16, 2010